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And the Violins Stopped Playing

And the Violins Stopped Playing

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And the Violins Stopped Playing

"A forgotten holocaust in World War II."

1988

1h 56m

7.5(8 votes)

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Drama

Overview

This is the true story about a group of Romani's (gypsy) in occupied Poland during World War II as they confront the atrocities and tragedies of a forgotten holocaust.

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Studio Filmowe Tor

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Horst Buchholz

Horst Buchholz

Dymitr Mirga

Maya Ramati

Zoya Natkin

Piotr Polk

Piotr Polk

Roman Mirga

Didi Ramati

Wala Mirga

Zitto Kazann

Mikita

Marcin Troński

Marcin Troński

Josef Mengele

Wojciech Pastuszko

Koro

Jacek Sas-Uhrynowski

Jacek Sas-Uhrynowski

Paweł

Marne Maitland

Marne Maitland

Sandu

Bettine Milne

Bettine Milne

Rosa

Creative team

Directed by: Alexander Ramati
Written by: Alexander Ramati
Produced by: Alexander Ramati

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